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compact disk

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compact disk [′käm‚pakt ′disk]
(communications)
A nonmagnetic disk, usually 4¾ inches (12 centimeters) in diameter, used for audio or video recording or for data storage; information is recorded using a laser beam to burn microscopic pits into the surface and is accessed by means of a lower-power laser to sense the presence or absence of pits.


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AS a bonus, the book comes with an hour-long audio compact disk featuring the physicist's recollections of his experiences with the atomic bomb.
Before I got it, I had to carry a laptop to my meetings, or burn a compact disk.
The companion compact disk not only gives artistic performances of each selection, but also introduces the student to Sheftel's and Lehrer's teaching styles.
 
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